To Change the AEC Editor Settings for the Export To AutoCAD Commands

You can specify settings for the Export To AutoCAD commands, including how the commands handle XRefs.

1. At the command line, enter Options.
2. In the AutoCAD Options dialog box, click the AEC Editor tab.
3. Under Block Properties Of Exploded Objects, select Maintain Resolved Layer, Color, Linetype to maintain the layer, color, and linetype of objects when you explode them.
4. Under Export To AutoCAD, select Bind Xrefs if you want to bind the xrefs to the host drawing when exploding, thus creating local block definitions. If you select this option, all xrefs and their dependent named objects become a part of the exported drawing.
5. If you select the Bind Xrefs check box, then either select or clear the Use Insert Method When Binding Xrefs check box.
6. Enter a prefix or a suffix to be added to the drawing filename when the drawing is exported with the Export To AutoCAD commands.
   Note: The other options on the AEC Editor tab are not supported by Autodesk Civil 3D.
7. Click OK.